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One month after appointing actress Fan Bingbing as the brand ambassador for its Alma handbag, this week Louis Vuitton rolled out four special-edition color schemes aimed squarely at the mainland China market. Read More

Concerned about slower growth in mainland China this year, major brands continue to pull out all the stops to stand out in a crowded yet critical luxury market. Read More

British TV figure and style icon Alexa Chung returns for another season as the face of the Chinese brand ME&CITY, spotted pool- and ocean-side in cool, bold colors for the S/S 2012 campaign lensed by Feng Zhikai. Read More

The latest in a series of large-scale luxury brand events to hit the Chinese capital in recent weeks, this past weekend Montblanc inaugurated its largest global flagship store in the city's Sanlitun neighborhood with a gala attended by Hollywood and Chinese celebrities. Read More

Luxury jeweler Harry Winston is set to open its largest global flagship in Shanghai, a sprawling 5,800 square meter space in the city's plush Xintiandi neighborhood. Read More

A roundup of news coming out of China this week, from one Hong Kong retailer's response to D&G's photo fiasco to Jackie Chan's role in building Embraer's brand and Grey Goose's big-screen debut in Beijing. Read More

This week, Dior capped off this busy (and successful) year with the grand opening of its new Beijing flagship store at Shin Kong Place, a star-studded event attended by some of China's top artists and actors. Read More

His NBA career may have come to an end, but the Chinese basketball star Yao Ming isn't taking retirement lightly. Read More

Last weekend, the fashion magazine L'Officiel held its China Elegance Grand ceremony at Beijing's National Water Cube. Read More

The grand opening of Emporio Armani's new 300 square meter boutique indicates the importance major brands are placing on the once-barren Guangzhou luxury market. Read More